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Ex-Miss France accused of ill-gotten gains from Gabon strongman

Sonia Rolland, 41, who won the Miss France title in 2000, is accused of benefiting from the ill-gotten gains of Omar Bongo, the late president of Gabon, who gifted her with a major stake in a 1-million-euro apartment in Paris.

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A former Miss France has been placed under investigation in connection with a 1 million-euro flat that she was given by an African ruler suspected of amassing a fortune through corruption, reports The Times.

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